Intermediate Vocab Flashcards
(35 cards)
1
Q
Attitude
A
Ballet pose derived from the statue of mercury
2
Q
Bailonné
A
Ball like it bouncing step
3
Q
Balloté
A
Tossed
4
Q
Battu
A
Beaten, any step embellished with with a beat
5
Q
Cabriole
A
Caper. An allegro step in which the legs are beaten in the air
6
Q
Changé
A
To change
7
Q
De coté
A
Sideways
8
Q
Coupé
A
To cut
9
Q
Emboité
A
Fitted together. Boxed
10
Q
En cloche
A
Like a bell
11
Q
En l’air
A
In the air
12
Q
Entrechat….
A
Interweaving or braiding
Soubresaut: a sudden spring or bound
13
Q
Enveloppé
A
To envelop
14
Q
Epaulement
A
Shouldering. Placing the shoulders and head
15
Q
Faille
A
Giving way
16
Q
Fermé
A
Closed
17
Q
Fouetté
A
To whip
18
Q
Pas de bourrée
A
Tripping or drinken step
19
Q
Pas de cheval
A
Horses step
20
Q
Pas de papillon
A
Butterfly step
21
Q
Pas marché
A
Marching step
22
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Penché
A
To lean
23
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Piqué
A
To prick
24
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Pirouette
A
To whirl
En Dehors. En dedans
25
Saut de chat
Cats jump
26
Sissonne
Named for the guy
| 2 feet to one foot
27
Soutenu
Sustained
28
Tableau
Picture. Dancers pose
29
Temps de cuisse
Movement of the thigh
30
Temps levé
Time raised or raising movement
31
Temps lié
Time linked
32
Tour
Turn
33
Tour en l'air
Turn in the air
34
Tour jeté
Thrown turn. A corruption of the word game jeté en tournant en arrierr
35
A terre
On the ground
